The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-06-04
The East.

MAINE.-'Banner" COndensatiOns.-
The good work moves along healthily in
Augusta. Rev. H 8. Whitman has been
engaged in course Of Sunday evening
lectures which have been an intellectual
benefit to his people.-Meetings are held
at Monson during the summer. - At
Williamantic, Mrs. Goodell conducts a
Sunday school to the profit of all who at
tend.-"A Crazy Coffee Party" at Orono.
The interests OF all departments Of the
church at Rockland are we'll cared for by
the pastor, Rev. W. M. Kimmell.-A fair
at Saccarappa yielded $780, A new
church is to be built in this town.
Eleven members were
received into the Bethel church on the
first Sunday in May, growth from the
pastors Bible class. 1t is expected that
young man OF much promise will enter
the Canton Theological School from this
parish and Bible class in September.
MASSACHUSETTS, Parish Intelli-
gence.-Rev. L. L. Briggs has been called
to the Lynn Second Church-a good
place filled by an able man.-The plans
for new church at Franklin are accept
ed, and work will soon commence. The
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Ssllick, will remain at
his post all summer.-Dr. e. @. Bolles's
prospective removal from Salem stirs the
whole ancient town.-Rev. A. E. White
is Moderator and Rev. E. Davis Stand
ing Clerk of the Boston Association for the
coming year.-On Monday, May %, Rev.
W. E. Gaekin gave the Boston Ministers
Meeting a paper, in which 1--WE quote
the LEADER she pleaded for a needful
change-the making dominant the spir-
itual interests which are the proper end
of the church, and to the remanding to
q very subordinate place the secular &C.
compartments, and the careful leaving
out OF not few things which bring a
church into deserved disrepute. 1t was
sound, sensible and impressive. MANY
Universalist pastors oficiated, by request,
as orators on Memorial Day Legion is
their name," remarks the Leader.
RHODE ISLAND.-At Albion, May 10,
Sunday school was organized number
ing forty members. The outlook here is
hopeful.-Gen. Olney Arnold, of Paw
tucket, gave the address Memorial Day
at the Slocum monument, Swan Point
cemetery.-The eighty eighth anniversa-
ry of the birth of Deacon Alanson Pitcher,
an honored member OF the First Church
in Providence, was pleasantly noticed on
Thursday evening, May Is, by gather
ing of his friends at the Home for Aged
Men, where the venerable brother now
resides.
CONNECTICUT.-May Parties sue
cessful at Stamford and New Britain
The Middletown society is enjoying sub
stantial prosperity. The new vestry and
Sunday-school room is nearly completed.
The parsonage is undergoing repairs. 1t
is well located, occupying a part OF
ground set with fruit and shade trees
The new mission at Bridgeport is mani
Testing encouraging growth. Rev. Mr..
Lyons pastorate has been one of unin-
terrupted activity and prosperity. Mr..
P. I. Barnum is a devoted and attentive
member of this parish, and has been for
many years.
NEW YORK.-Rev. E. A. Perry be-
gins his pastorate at Hudson, August l.
Rev. Mr.. Rogers is meeting with re-
markable success in raising funds for his
new church at Albany. The State re-
spends handsomely. He is now at work
or was recently-in New York CITY,
The New York World recently gave an
illustrated article in regard to the Church
of the Divine Paternity in that city. The
article is written with Il generous appre-
citation of Rev. Mr. Eaton's work in that
parish OF noble fame, in connection with
the life work of the eloquent DIR. Chaplin.
Rev. DIR. Fisk, of WATERFOWL, accom-
panied by his daughter will spend the
summer in Europe.-Preaching has been
resumed at Kirksville, the Syracuse pas
tor supplying.-The Cayuga Association
convenes at Scipio, June 1-3.-Rev. j. ID.
OOIOJ Will DcCOuuo
at Herkimer, relinquishing Cicero, where
an offer of increased salary has been
made.
st. Lawrence UniVersity.-The rails
ing of the second fifty thousand dollars
of the endowment fund of this college has
reached the sum of $19,123; most of this
is conditioned on the whole amount of
$4,000 being raised. The Trustees
would be very happy, remarks DIR. Gun
nison, and we fully believe him, if in
some way, the whole amount might be
pledged by commencement exercises.
New York is big State, and has many
wealthy Universalists, who could do
nothing better with their money than to
eDdow professorship in this institution.
The success already reached in securing
the first $4,000 of the present canvass,
certainly proves that the full 100000 is
among the possibilities Of the early future.